The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1887-01-22
Two More Pension Bills.

| The Honse Of Representatives at Washing
ton on Monday passed two more pension bills.
| Mr.. Matson Indiana) moved to suspend the
rales and pass the bill for the relief of Deepen
dent parents and honorably discharged SOL
diers and sailors. He stated that the first
section of the bill merely changed the evi,,
! denee required by the pension office, and
4 would not cost the government more than
4 $50 900 annually. The total number of per-
sons who would be benefited by NE SECOND
section was estimated at S3,I05, and the
reach S6,000,000. After debate the bill was
passed-yeas 179, nays rs.
1t provides that in considering the pension
claims of dependent parents it shall be neces-
sary only to show that such parents are with
out other means Of support than their own
manual labor or the contributions 9f others
not legally bound for their support.
Section provides that all persons who
served three months or more in the military
or naval service of the United States, or in
any var in which the United States has been
engaged and WIG have been honorably dis
charged therefrom, and Fhe arp nog or who
may hereafter be suffering from lpfptat ~
physical disability not the result OF their own
vicious habits or gross carelessness, which in,
capacitates them for earning their living, and
who are without means of support, be placed
on the list of invalid pensioners OF the United
States, aud 30 entitled to receive, for spch
total inability to procure their subsistence by
daily labor, twelve dollars per meaih, the act
not to apply to persons under political disa-
bilities or to any person whose disability was
incurred while engaged In tho military SER
vice against the United States.
Mr.. Eldridge, Mich, on behalf of the
COMMITTEES on pensions, moved that the rules
be suspended an the House concur in the
Senate amendment to the Mexican pension
bill. The motion to suspend the rules aHd
concur in the Senate amendment was agreed
to-yeas 243 nays g. The bill now only re-
quires the presidential approval to become a
law.
1t provides that pension of So a month
shall be paid to all surviving officers and en-
listed men, including marines, militia and vol
unteers, of the military and naval services OF
the United States, who, being duly enlisted,
actually served sixty days with the army or
navy of the United States in Mexico, or on
the coast or frontier thereof, or enroute
thereto, in the war With that nation, or were
actually engaged in battle jp said war, and
we're honorabIy discharged aud to spoh fther
officers and soldiers and sailors as may have
been personally named in any resolution OF
Congress for any specific service in said war,
and the surviving widow of such officers and
enlisted men; provided such widows have not
remarked; provided that every such officer,
enlisted man, OF widow who is or may become
sixty.two years of ago, or who is or may
become subject to any disability OF depen
dency equivalent to some cause prescribed or
recognized by the pension laws Of the United
States as sufficient reason for the allowance
of pension, shall be entitled TO the benefits
Of this act; but it shall not be held to include
any person pct within the rule Of age or disa-
biIity or dependency herein defined, or who
incurred such disability while in any manner
voluntarily engaged ip or aiding or abetiing
the late rebellion against the authority Of the
United States.
Rotetourt county, Virginia, is excited over